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Sorry, 47 minutes just isn't enough time to cover everything that's great about this anime, but it's a good start!

Their explanation of what "slice of life" is is so freaking self-aware it's hilarious.

I'm usually not into slice of life, but it being about cosplay really dragged me in. And it's sooooo wholesome and adorable. Looking forward to season 2 however long it may take! Also, the animation quality is just absolutely stunning

I can’t tell you how many times I love how this guy points out small details and gives props to them! His reactions and input make me feel like I’m watching this anime for the first time! Thank you for continuing to make amazing content, Anime Wins.

One of my favorite things about this show... The cosplay event is seriously well done. Her little, "What's it matter? Those clothes are your style!" was so great, because people truly do not care what you look like at these events. It's all about sharing an interest and being yourself, enjoying your hobbies. The number of compliments I've gotten, given to people, or even just casual conversations struck are to many to count.

I love this anime to pieces. It's fun, it's sweet, and despite the multiple instances of obvious fan service, it's incredibly wholesome, and it just doesn't feel out of place. Their relationship seems so genuine and human. There's now weird "will they or won't they" thing going on, because it's clear that it *will* happen, just eventually, in their own time. The story and the characters, and the animation and music just all...work. This anime is a work of art and one that will be a favourite of mine for a long time to come. Also Marin Kitagawa is absolutely 100% best girl from any anime ever, there's no changing my mind about this.

At the beginning I was like: Eh, seems like a decent time waster, I'll wait until it's over and binge it. At the end I was like: Say it, say it, SAY IIIT!

You mention the "win" for the outfit Marine was wearing when Gojo comes to her apartment, but NOT for the fact that she always wears contacts because she "hates" her real eyes, and doesn't want him to see them at all. That is a win itself for character development.

As someone who makes my own and my fiancés costumes for living history and thus knows a thing or two about tailoring: The creators of this actually sat down and did their research! Taking measurements, choosing the right fabric, the right stitch... everything about the craft is presented extremely accurately and i am in the very niche demographic that *really* appreciates this.

I love how gender roles are portrayed in MD-UD. It pokes fun at them, while showing how people are just people and they can like whatever they want.

That very first scene hit a little hard for me. I also was surrounded by extremely judgemental people as a kid, and them dismissing or making fun of my hobbies and passions was a very formative experience back then, and it strongly influenced how I express myself. Seeing this stuff be a running theme in the show was oddly therapeutic.

One of my favorite things about #80 - "Are these your girlfriend's?!" - is that it's not just that she cares if he has a girlfriend, it's that she's really worried about the possibility. Anybody else would be, of course he doesn't have a girlfriend - but Marin already knows he's boyfriend material. One of the very nice characterization choices made is that the Inui sisters both, when stressed, play with their hair by just grabbing fistfuls of it and sort of scrunching themselves up around that. You see it on Juju in her introductory scenes and when freaking out when inspecting the studio; Shinju does it when introduced and when she's worrying about upsetting her sister by cosplaying wrong - and then you can tell she wants to when she's first seen in her full costume, and the camera focuses on her from the waist down; her hands go up a little, and then she forces one down with the other, clearly remembering she has a wig on - and that's when Juju grabs her hands.

Extra win: There's practically little to no sign of the failed confession or poorly hidden attraction tropes so common to this genre. They both clearly like each other, and yet aren't digging themselves a hole trying & failing to confess/hide it. They just want to enjoy their time with each other.

What I loved about the main character is that, interestingly enough, Wakana Gojo my be on the Asperger's Spectrum; the way he has difficulties socializing, becoming weirdly obsessed and focused on a hobby, the way he doesn't understand certain social cues or norms, and how at times he can switch between understanding the sexual tension and being oblivious. Loved their portrayal of this disability and am looking forward to the second season. Note: I noticed this because I am someone who is diagnosed with Asperger and Gojo appears to be low on the Spectrum like me.

This show was an unexpected W

My Dress-Up Darling is probably one of the slice of life out there

Win 27 really hit, I thought about it and for me most meroably loved character for me was kisagi chihaya from idolmaster. At the time I fell in love with her in the anime, my parents were getting divorced and someone special to me passed away. But that character (spoil alert) she lost her brother at a really young age but by the end of the anime she sang because she loved it and felt no more guilt, letting her inner child out, and she just became so beautiful I cried the first time I heard “yakusoku” her friends singing the beginning… THEN she bursts the most beautiful voice I ever heard. She warmed my heart and gave me a song that I can sing nearly by heart, especially when I need it. (Ps life is good now so I don’t sing it often lol)

I remembered when I first saw this show... I wasn't sure what to expect. But by the end of episode 1 I was hooked and slowly but surely with each episode, the show felt more and more great to me. And this wins video does help remind me why this is one of my personal favorite anime (also of why Marin and Gojo were my favorites from this show). If we do a s2, that would be amazing to see.

As much as I loved the romance, characters, details and animation, I find the most extraordinary thing about this anime is its story of 2 people who are essentially embarrassed of their passions finding someone who accepts them for who they are and what they love. Gojo was absolutely suffering from social anxiety and mild depression before meeting Marin, she helped him accept himself and find joy in his life. Anyone who's ever been bullied, made fun of or teased for loving the things they do, knows how crippling it can be to feel the need to hide who you are from the world, and this examination of someone breaking free from their own self imposed chains is just beautiful. It's right up there with A Silent Voice for me in terms of this type of story. Just with a lot more boobs.

i wasn’t expecting this anime to be as good as it was

I'm so glad you finally came around to review this show. Initially I was put off by the title but boy I was glad I watched. This show portrayed the essence of pure innocence that young love has. Gojo was some awful woman/humanity hating incel/loner, he was a a legitimately good dude who was just a bit closed off to people and maybe a little too nice. Marin didn't just fall in love with him simply for existing and neither did he. They came together over a simple hobby and became friends. And each episode you see a natural progression without any of that "well we have to advance the relationship because we have to". And even though there were some, well, spicy moments. They're done with care in a way that represents, again, that innocence of being young, being friends and that sort of complicated and silly dynamic you have with certain people at that age. And Gojo being a good dude never reacts like a sex crazed fiend. There's a level of wholesomeness that's protrayed in this show I never ever thought could be done in animation. If you watch the dub the part where they're talking about the show that's smutty and the woman hears them and is in shock actually makes a great point in the dub that isnt conveyed in the sub. Basically reminiscing on that feeling of "oh to be young and in love again". Even though she was appalled by what was said she shared that same sentiment that frankly myself and probably other viewers had too. To be young again and have that innocence with dating because you're young and carefree. That pureness that you lose after dating someone really bad or several people that make you jaded about the world.

I love the way this anime breaks cliches, or changes them. The pool/beach scenes, the room scenes, how they invite each other to hang out, she paying for her stuff but also for food for both of them, the way they start liking/loving each other by discovering parts of the other that they like A LOT like she starting to notice him more when she sees him smile from his heart and expressing his own passion, or that despite having romantic scenes ithe story doesn't focus on that, but instead on the growth of the characters and de social dynamics they show and polish throughout the manganime. Even small scenes like Kitagawa falling with Veronica's cosplay has a twist since, normally, she would've fallen on Gojö, but instead she falls backwards. I love everything it does, the narrative and pacing is great, the animation is incredible, the OST is beautiful as fuck, and the development, for me, is the best part of this. They learn and grow so so so much, it just makes me so happy to watch it, and I think it also sets a great example about how to communicate and treat people.

In the name of all Ohmygoshing and UMAI in this world - thank you so much for your time and effort making this video. Have a wonderful day man!

Brilliant work on this video. Every win reminded me deeply of why I fell in love with the manga and got to experience that same love again when watching the anime. Every beat is just phenomenal, their chemistry is amazing and the word you kept using is just perfect for the overall feel of this show; wholesome.

I'm a fool who hasn't watched the rest of Dress-Up Darling after they do the magical girl cosplay, but that last scene with them over the phone has me feeling all sappy--it's too damn precious

I absolutely loved this series. I also wanted to say that I love you. Not romantically, of course, but who you are. You have a great sense of humor excellent editing (if that is you doing it) and you seem to really care about your community and the animes you watch. I sincerely wish you the best.

Its incredible how everytime i watch one of your videos of an anime that i already watched you ALWAYS makes me realise stuff that i didnt quite grasp when i was watching, it makes me enjoy them so much more. Thank you so much for your work and for reviewing this anime

The “matane “ Marin gives us at the end of the season seriously made me blush when I first watched it lol. Just with that simple phrase it was like the entire team was talking to us 😍

the first proper slice of life / romance anime I've watched because I thought it was gonna be boring but I loved this.

As someone who doesn't really like romance focused anime/manga.... Damn this is good, it make me feel so wholesome inside

At the end i was like "no you cant do my boi like this, damn it tell him when hes awake!!!" I super loved this anime it was super wholesome and cute. Yes there is some fan service, but it feels so natural in this show when it does happen really not forced at all. I had no idea about the tan scene getting some hate to me thats really dumb some people really just want any reason to hate something. I think this is my favorite slice of life anime.

Thank you for covering this anime. It is seriously one of my favorite romance series I've ever seen. Somehow being both incredibly ecchi and utterly wholesome at the same time while not injecting any unnatural drama via love triangles or chronic misunderstandings. It's a show that knows that teenage love is awkward, goofy, and dramatic enough all by itself. I just really love this show and am praying it gets a second season.

You have pointed out so many great things about this show, there’s not much I can add. But I will add this: never in my anime watching life have I invested as much time into watching other people react to a show. I fell hard for it and it delights me every time a new person picks up Marin and Gojo’s story and falls in love with it, too. You can tell the animators loved it. This isn’t the kind of show where this sort of attention to detail typically happens.

The wholesome levels are through the roof and I'm here for it.

43:03 I live for horror movies and honestly seeing THAT scene from THAT movie animated so well is amazing. Also the chainsaw dance is recreated so well its great.

These are not my usual types of Animes .... BUT ... This just went on my "I MUST WATCH THIS!" list ... thanks for another great review @Anime Wins

This series is just so good, every week it made me smile from start to finish

One thing I really wanna bring attention to is in episodes 2 and 10 how shadows are used to show someone being in a “dark place” mentally. In episode 2 when Gojo is (poorly) hiding from Marin out of misplaced social anxiety, he’s in the shade until she reassures him and physically pulls him out of the dark into the sunlight. Later on in episode 10 when Gojo confessed his reservations about seeing the Veronica cosplay (which was a MASSIVE Guilty Gear reference, btw! :D), he and Marin both walk into a shaded part of the street. After the confusion is cleared up and the two have a heart-to-heart, they walk side by side out into the evening sunlight.

I subscribed almost a year ago now, and you've been providing me with nothing but good content. Keep up with the good good, mate! Love ya!

28:41 Gojo's face of 'Nope, no way. Nothing's going to happen. Not here. I won't allow it!' kills me every time.

I think my favorite part is just how naturally they fit together. So many animas and manga have the MCs be either super awkward or just plain rude to each other. With these two, they are genuinely nice to one another and like being together. It’s refreshing. I also like how they fall in love alongside each other instead of one them being super in love from the start while the other spends such a long time before even liking the other, much less loving.

Finally its such a beautyful Anime also i Love how this Anime actually taught me a Lot of live Lessons. With actually getting *me Out of *depression.

This was really fun to watch! I might have to check this anime out for real, especially since I cosplay too! The whole time I was thinking “damn, this is, what, the 3rd Cosplay in like, 3 months? Fabric is expensive man!”.

So much love for the animators! :) Way to be a positive force, good sir.

As an art student I love this show so much visually, it’s genuinely beautiful and the animation is so fluid it’s crazy. I also wanted to highlight the use of rotoscoping in the animation, which makes scenes where characters move look much more slick and 3d by first filming a real person doing the movements and then drawing over them or using it as reference (a good example of this is the end of the opening or this scene at 3:06 where she scratches her head). If you look out for it you can tell when it’s being applied and this goes for a bunch of more recent anime like aot season 4 and JJK if I’m not mistaken.

I really loved this show! The animation, characters writing/progression, and sincere love story was done so well...with just the right touch of ecchi.

The fireworks scene in the final episode was on a KyoAni level. A very fun, wholesome show that looked gorgeous from start to finish

12:50 Teasing master Takagi-san gave a few hints here for sure)

after seeing this video, I need to know how to get season 2 NOW, damn I thought I was over the nearly additiv My Dress-Up Darling consume, but now I'm right back in God this Anime is a MASTER PIECE

"Is smooth as warm butter spread out over some delicious toast" One of the many reasons why I'm subscribed :D

Such a great show, never thought id like a show of this type as much as I do..

I'm glad you enjoyed this anime, I loved it as well. Also happy this video was this long! Keep up the great work, I'll always be watching!

This anime is just so beautiful and Marin and Jojo's naturally growing relationship is so adorable!

This anime actually makes me sad, the idea of having a goal and such a drive for it is something I've been missing for a while watching the anime made me really realize it. Weirdest thing I've probably cried to XD

What a fantastic video!!! This anime blew me out of the water… never expected it to become one of my all time favorites!! God bless you and your channel, brother!! You keep delivering just the best work! 🤘😎🤘

I never clicked on a video so fast

Episode 2 and 11 might not have broke the internet but definitely broke into our hearts 💕💕❤️

Thanks for covering this series 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

YES! I've been waiting for you to cover this! This anime actually got me into slice of life anime and now I can't get enough!

When I feel for the character, I'm feeling a emotional feels for the character.

17:32 felt like if Marin just reached out and put her hand on gojo to comfort him it would have completed the scene

I hope you're happy you cheeky man, this video made my face hurt for watching 47 minutes smiling ear to ear the entire time. All the best to you, I'm always looking forward to you posting and it makes my day a lot better!

17:22 when the 3D tracking is so well done that no one noticed it at first glance

I never thought I would watch this anime because of the awkward scenes. But now I will reconsider watching it

One thing that you didn't mention is the background music from the firework scene. I absolutely love that. It's just so perfect with Gojo discovering the world because of Marin that it had pe watching the anime one more time just for that specific scene. Also, Gojo's development happens so naturally that I didn't even notice it the first time I watched the anime. I JUST LOVE IT

"This animation is as smooth as warm butter spread over some delicious toast!" DUDE! It hasn't even been a minuet in and I already have a new favorite quote! That line is golden!

I will say, this is what got me into anime- it's something my friends liked, but I never got around to watching it until my friend invited me over to watch this along with her. And here I am, two months later, still binging romance/slice of life anime. Absolutely phenomenal show, 10/10

just need to add this in! episode 2 where Marin reveals her bikini to take measurements was a "cheesecake" nod! cheesekake in portfolio terms means drawings of scantidly clad women and seeing Gojo with a cake package with the name "cheesecake" written on it was a win you unfortunatly missed out on =O

Awesome job as always, you deserve the best

I’ve never even watched this anime. I just like your voice and wanted to give you a like keeping doing you buddy👍🏽

That ending fireworks literally broke my brain. It's an understatement to say that it's best animated fireworks scene in animation history period. But the fact that they did it in a seasonal slice of life instead of a box office smashing film just doesn't make sense

This show is EASILY top 3 rom-com for me. I had never heard anything about it but as soon as I watched episode 1 I knew we were in for a fun ride. I ended up reading the first 5 volumes of manga and holy shit I love it so much

Something I'd appreciate in these videos is acknowledging when the dub voice acting is on point. Marin's English VA was fantastic and I'd love when that gets mentioned because dubbing can be so hit/miss! Either way love your videos and I totally get if the extra work checking the dub out might not be worth it!

33:42 you didn’t even reference the absolute parallel that is Marin photographing what she considers to be “beautiful”

The animation movement is making this interesting iconic to watch.

That scene with the chainsaw wielding Sadako expy was a beat by beat rendition of the ending of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I have already subbed, liked, and shared this video… so I hope this helps beat back the evil algorithm!! Keep making great videos, brother!!

I love this anime, I was honestly surprised how much I enjoyed it. The lack of the usual clichés was so refreshing for one and the MCs were great. The grandpa definitely deserved his own win, what a sweet soul he is. Also, how ridiculous that people had an issue with Marin putting on a fake tan. I'm brown, hair, eyes, skin, the whole shebang and when my friends faked tanned* they'd always compare to my natural skintone to check their progress. That isn't offensive, I thought it was funny. God. And besides that. Cosplay is something everyone can enjoy and they go to great lengths to get it right to show respect to the characters OR put their own spin and interpretation of the character to make it their own. I'm sure we can think of exceptions, but really there is no wrong way to cosplay. *No that's not super healthy, but neither is ice cream, lattes, fried food and a myriad of other things, but we still enjoy them. All things in moderation.

part of the reason why those drawings were so detailed is because it was like that in the manga. the perspective was already made in the manga making it infinitely easier to transfer to anime.

This is by far my favorite show ever

Everybody: I love the wholesomeness and romance and characters and cosplay in this anime! Me: Fan ser-

Ah yes, Marin Kitagawa. Best Girl of the Year contender.

The Animation is obviously very budgeted for a series, but they still made it work where they can. I love every detail they were able to add and every movements in their Animation.

I watched this anime after hearing a bit about it online. I then proceeded to watch the entirety of it in almost one go. Then I watched the dub and loved it. I then read the manga online. I am currently 100% caught up and I WANT MORE OH MY FUCKING GOD. This series has utterly ENSNARED me!

Very Kyoto without actually being Kyoto.

Damn good to see you back at it my friend. Absolutely love and appreciate all of your efforts. You so deserve far more exposure/subs.

Anime Wins, regarding your comment at 38:45 : Sometimes, just sometimes the universe does us an extraordinary solid. Marin is just a higher dimensional best/wholesome girl that it breaks my heart and fills it with infinite joy on a multiversal and quantum level. We don't deserve her but I'm incredibly grateful to her existence. 😄

Also the “anime within an anime” having a retro art style, a matching lightly grainy effect reflecting that it is probably meant to be a digitally remastered version of an analog piece of media, and also it being a different aspect ratio than the rest of the show.

AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING VIDEOOOO!!!!!! Also love how when an ep ends and another one starts it feels like I've clicked on another yt video all together. Keep up the good work💙🤍!!

I just love the anime and your humor is so funny. The fact you put all that time doing that 😭🙏

LETS GOOOOOO! I love your work. Keep it up!

I am a sucker for romances in anime, so obviously this was on my radar way before airing, but damn I never expected this show to be that good. I started manga same day I watched last episode, I couldn't help myself.

Loved this anime too! love what you do and and I hope things get better!

I'm really glad you got to see this, and that you enjoyed it so much. It felt so strange at first for me, I came for the "cultured" stuff but ended up remaining due to the sheer wholesomeness of them both.

All of the moments you laughed or chuckled made me remember how hilarious this series was, on top of the BEAUTIFUL wholesomeness of it 😊

So many things were done well in this anime. One of the best types of adaptations for a great manga.

Went in fully prepared to get a "fan service" anime and it hit me hard by how wholesome this is. Can't wait for the second season.

I absolutely loved how his responses to her asking him out to places weren't a pile of stuttering mess. Sure he was bashful and overprotective of her dignity, but he was just like - cool, this is happening.